Sabres have elected arbitration with Byram

[Weave]

13 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said:

Right, because his father's death is connected to Buffalo how exactly? His dad couldn't live knowing Terry was the owner? I think it's fair to say athletes say anything when they make a change to make it seem like a positive change. Look at Peterka's comments in Utah. You think that isn't manufactured to fit the narrative? Yes he wanted out, but there's no way he sat back in Germany and thought, Utah, ya, that's where I want to be. 

The bottom line for me is KA botched goaltending then too. If Ullmark wasn't interested in signing why'd he protect him? Why didn't he grab one of the goalies that was free at that time? It makes no sense unless KA was sure he could sign him. So Linus lied to Adams and then told the truth about his father after? It simply makes no sense on that level. 

At the time, Boston fans were livid and thought Ullmark got grossly overpaid. Hindsight. 

It’s a brutal story and there is obvious trauma on Linus’ part. Look into it.  Don’t be a dick.

[K-9]

3 hours ago, Pimlach said:

OK.  

Just remember that the season the Sabres had 91 points Linus won the Vezina Trophy.  (49 games, 40 wins and only 6 losses, 1.89 GAA, 0.938 SV Pct.)  

The Sabres played with 3 goalies (UPL, Anderson, Comrie) and then played Levi 7 games at the end of the season.  

Certainly Linus would not have the same numbers playing with Buffalo but it is reasonable to assume the Sabres would have had at least 2 more points with Ullmark in the lineup.  

None of that was known at the time I would have told him to go pound sand. And after he tried playing me like that, I’d have been just as inclined to tell him, anyway. 

[PerreaultForever]

4 hours ago, Weave said:

It’s a brutal story and there is obvious trauma on Linus’ part. Look into it.  Don’t be a dick.

I'm not and I know it. So explain to me how going to Boston helps with it?

[thewookie1]

2 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

I'm not and I know it. So explain to me how going to Boston helps with it?

It wasn't Boston per-say, it was anywhere new. He wanted a clean break and Boston offered him a contract he liked. For all we know his injury history scared most teams off but Boston and Buffalo both gave him solid offers.

[PerreaultForever]

29 minutes ago, thewookie1 said:

It wasn't Boston per-say, it was anywhere new. He wanted a clean break and Boston offered him a contract he liked. For all we know his injury history scared most teams off but Boston and Buffalo both gave him solid offers.

We actually don't know what Buffalo offered him. But what are we arguing about anyway? It hardly matters. What matters is Adams did not fill that hole adequately when Ullmark left. He still hasn't. 

[Demoted]

So how long will this drag out?

[PromoTheRobot]

3 hours ago, Demoted said:

So how long will this drag out?

Between July 20 and August 6 I think. 

[JohnC]

5 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

We actually don't know what Buffalo offered him. But what are we arguing about anyway? It hardly matters. What matters is Adams did not fill that hole adequately when Ullmark left. He still hasn't. 

That's the central issue. Players elect to leave teams for a number of reasons. He was an UFA and under a contract status that allowed him to have choices. If he were determined to leave, the team had no control to keep him. What the GM didn't do is come up with a reasonable option just in case he did choose to leave. What happened shouldn't have been a surprise to the organization because he was an UFA who hadn't signed. What compounds the loss even more is that the GM hasn't adequately filled that hole since he left. (As you point out.)